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2023/04/03
TIME閱讀解析07 - 好好老闆不再有：靈活的雇主是疫情的曇花一現
No More Mr. Nice Boss: Flexible Employers Were a Pandemic Blip
好好老闆不再有：靈活的雇主是疫情的曇花一現
單字→粗體黃底 片語→粗體斜字 句型→底線 文法→底線粗體
Were a space alien to have visited the U.S. in late 2020, it might have gotten a very skewed idea about the employee-employer relationship in the world of corporate America. Companies were sending their white collar workers money to buy desks and chairs for their work-from-home offices, and gift baskets to buoy their spirits; they were encouraging them to take vacation days and pay attention to their mental health. They were launching Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in the wake of the death of George Floyd, pledging to hire and promote more women after #MeToo, and jettisoning tough performance reviews for more “empathetic” evaluations.
BY ALANA SEMUELS, FEBRUARY 21, 2023
全文連結: https://time.com/6256070/no-more-mr-nice-boss/
單字
1. pandemic (n) 流行病
During the pandemic, commercial activities came to a halt, and a large number of people lost their jobs.
疫情期間，商業活動停擺，很多人丟了飯碗。
2. encourage (vt.) 鼓勵
The teacher encouraged the students to make good use of the resources provided by the school.
老師鼓勵學生善用學校提供的資源。
3. pledge (vt.) 發誓
Together with the team leader, all the members pledged to pull out all the stops for the annual glory.
全體隊員與隊長一起，誓言要為年度榮耀竭盡全力。
4. evaluation (n.) 評估
Whether the construction will go on or not depends on the environmental assessment, the report said.
報告指出，施工是否繼續進行取決於環境評估。
片語
1. pay attention to + N 注意…
The tour guide requested all the tourists to pay attention to the safety instructions listed on the board.
導遊要求所有旅客注意公告欄上所列的安全須知。
2. in the wake of + N 在…之後
In the wake of the earthquake, there is a higher risk of tsunami in this area.
在地震之後，該地區有更大海嘯發生的風險。
句型
1. 授予動詞send
send為「授予動詞」，其後須接受詞，且受詞須有兩個：
直接受詞(Direct Object; DO)與間接受詞(Indirect Object; IO)
send + IO (人) + DO (物)
= send + DO (物) + to + IO (人) *介系詞須為“to”
e.g.
He sent her text messages every night.
= He sent text messages to her every night.
文法點
1. IF + S + were + to V ..., S + might + V ... 要是…
= 倒裝句型 Were + S + to V ..., S + might + V ...
“Were + S + to have Vpp..., ...”用於過去發生的事件，強調事件發生的可能性「趨近於零」，即實際上不會發生的事
e.g.
If the wildfire were to have devastated the old temple, it might have been a cultural misfortune.
= Were the wildfire to have devastated the old temple, it might have been a cultural misfortune.
如果野火摧毀了這座古廟，那可能會是一場文化災難。
野火在過去並沒有摧毀(were to have devastated)這座古廟，所以實際上是(might have been)文化災難的可能性為零
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